Holster



J. l. KEITH July 11, 1933.

HOLSTER Filed Oct. 8, 1930 INVENTOR. dwyea I (0'24 A TTORNE Y.

Patented July ll, 1933 Pars JAMES I. KEITH, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN HOLSTER Application filed October 8, 1830. Serial No. 187,106.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a holster of the shoulder type and the invention resides in the construction of the holster itself and in the means for attaching and securing the holster on the body of the wearer.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a holster equipped with an attaching apparatus whereby the holster may be 1.3 securely and quickly attachedin position on the body so as to retain the holster substantially immovable relatively to the body.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a holster of this class of securing means whereby the holster may be securely fastened on the body and concealed from view by a jacket thus dispensing with the necessity of the wearer wearing a vest or other garment in order to conceal the securing means.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holster which will permit the ready, easy and quick removal of a pistol or revolver from the holster with a minimum amount of efiort and at the same time serve to securely retain the pistol or revolver in the holster so as to prevent its undue removal therefrom.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing it mounted on a persons body.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the invention with parts broken away.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 1.

The holster proper or the gun receiving portion is preferably formed from a piece of leather which is doubled upon itself to provide the inner wall 9 and the outer wall 10 'movab-le relatively thereto.

of the gun receiving portion. An extension 11 pro ects upwardly from the inner wall forming portion 9 and is provided with a loop 12 through which the arm 14 of the person n'iaybe inserted so that when the holster 1s 1n position the loop 12 will serve to encircle the shoulder 18.- Secured to the inner wall 9 1n the lower end thereof and projecting downwardly therefrom is a strap 15 having a button hole 16 formed therein so that this strap 15 may be attached to a button on the trousers 17 of the wearer. Secured at one end to one side of the loop 12 is a flexible strip 18 preferably formed from elastic material which is provided with the doubled over portion 19 and 6 the adjusting buckle 21 so that the length of the retaining strip may be adjusted. Carried on the end of this strip is a fastener 20 which may be'attached to a button on the trousersl'Z As shown in F ig. 1 this fastenmg strip 18 extends diagonally across the body at the rear thereof so that the end which 1s fastened to the trousers 17 is on the opposite side of the medial line of the body of the wearer to that of the loop 12. Secured at one end to the opposite side of the loop 12 is a flexible fastening strip 22 also preferably made of elastic and provided with the adusting buckle and the fastener 23 which is intended to be fastened to a button on the trousers 17; As shown in Fig. 1 this strip does not extend across the medial line of the body of the wearer but is on the same side of this medial line as the loop 12.

When the strips 18 and 22 are properly '85 ad usted as to length and the loop 12 posi- I tloned 1n the position shown in Fig. 1 and the strips 18 and 22 properly fastened as mentioned and the strap 15 secured to the trousers 17, the holster is secured to the body 111 such a manner as to be substantially ini- No inconvenlence or discomfort is experienced bv the wearer when the holster is mounted and secured in this manner. In view ofthe fact that no part of the'holster or its securing strips pro ect across the medial line of the front of the body, the holster may be worn under a light jacket and yet be entirely concealed from View thus permitting policemen and others who find it necessary to carry a pistol or a revolver to be provided with the same and yet permitted to dispense with a vest or other similar outer covering for the front of the torso.

The marginal edges of the wall forming portions 9 and 10 are each provided with a reinforcing bow-shaped leaf spring 25 and 26 having the doubled over end portions 27 and 27' respectively through which rivets 28 project. These rivets also project through the portions 9 and 10 and through an outer covering strip 29 preferably formed from the same material as the walls 9 and 10. As shown in Fig. 2 this outer strip is stitched to the walls along its edges so that it serves as a sheathe for the bow-shaped leaf spring positionedtherebeneath. The rivets 28 serve therefore to secure 'the walls 9 and 10 together at their lower ends and the bow-shaped springs resist a separation of these walls adjacent their upper ends and serve to normally retain these walls in close relation while at the same time the intermediate portion of these walls is held spaced apart as clearly appears in Fig. 3. IVhen a pistol 32 is inserted in the holster, the free ends of the bow-shaped springs press the walls 9 and 10 toward each other as at 30 so as to engage within the trigger guard 31 of the pistol 32. This engagement is such that the pistol is prevented from moving either upwardly or downwardly, and since the holster itself is substantially immovable relatively to the body of the wearer, an undue removal or displacement of the pistol from the holster on account of a sudden change of posture or a j avail myself of such/variations and modifications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is': 7

1. In a holster of the class described, an elongated gun I receiving portion open throughout the major portion of one of its long sides resilient reinforcing membei's ex tending longitudinally of said open side and adapted for pressing at one end said open side of said portion into the trigger guard of a gun insert therein. v v

2. In a holster of the class described, an elongated gun receiving portion open at one side throughout the major portion of its length; resilient reinforcing members on said side extending longitudinally thereof and being bow-shaped and free 'at their upper ends, said upper ends serving to press the open side of said portion into the trigger guard of a revolver inserted therein. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

JAMES I. KEITH. 

